What the Patriots Need to Work on Over The Bye

Wow!! the Patriots enter the week 10 bye with a 7-2 record, 2 games atop of the AFC east and coming off what looks like the resurgence of the offense. But by no means is this team perfect, for every good win (the saints) their was a bad loss (The Jets). Here is what i think the patriots should focus on during week 10

Brady's Connection --- As good  as the Patriots looked vs the Steelers the unfortunate fact is that the Patriots have not looked sharp on offense and the wide receivers still look a little lost at time. In a week where the Patriots can run a wider variety of drills It would be good to perfect that timing between Brady and the receivers and get Thompkins and Dobson to stop double catching.

Figuring out a run stopping package --- Although the Patriots traded for Isaac Sapoaga the run defense still could use  a lot of work. The Patriots can't count on Vine Wilfork or any other big name nose tackle coming to their rescue so they need to figure out a way to stop the run. The Patriots have tried 5 linemen formations and have Spikes playing a huge amount of snaps but they need to find some way to effectively stop the run.

Integrate returning players --- Most notable Shane Vareen. The kid was electric week one and if he can continue that kinda play as a scat back that would be outstanding for this patriots offense. But he hasn't played in 2 months so he needs to get re acclimated to the game. Also Armon Armstead could be integrated into the DT rotation to help with the run, or just give other tackles rest.

Figure out the secondary with and without Talib --- obviously everyone is looking for Talib to come back and the Patriots will be thankful to have him playing. look for the patriots to slowly work him back into playing. Also the Patriots need to figure out how to defend the pass without Talib. Talib has been injury prone and the Patriots cant survive with the Arrington playing outside.

And Lastly..... In Depth Gameplan for the Panthers --- This is one of Bill's best aspects as a coach. The Patriots get an entire extra week to game plan for the Panthers and they need to make sure they take advantage of it. No Doubt Belichick is working on that already.

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Tough Reality for Collie --YXKH9RDJ6Z6P

The NFL is a difficult league to get into, not only is it hard to get into but it's nearly impossible to stay on a team if you aren't an elite player. With so much competition players who have had jobs in the NFL for years suddenly could find themselves without a job. Austin Collie is a perfect example of this. Collie has shown some good looks at the wide out spot for the New England Patriots this season and even had 2 catches on a game winning drive vs the Saints. However Collie was sent packing this week by the Patriots after suffering a knee injury that would likely keep him out for a while. Collie is now left without a job and injured attempting to get his career back on track quite frankly he's just another on a long list of players struggling to stay  afloat in the NFL.  YXKH9RDJ6Z6P

I'm glad the Celtics are 0-4

Not going to lie, I love to watch my home town teams win, and that's why I am so happy that the Celtics are win less through four games this season. Don't get me wrong I would much rather have the Celtics beating LA and New York in the playoffs, scoffing at Melo and Kobe as they run away with late victories based on team defense and stars stepping up. Unfortunately the days of old are just that... old.... and in Brooklyn now, so this years Celtics team is forced to rebuild and I'm happy with how they are playing. I want Avery, Sullinger, Green and all the other players with potential to get on the court and get experience. If the Celtics continue the trend of getting their young players experience on the court and losing they will eventually land a big rookie. This big time rookie won't be coming into a team like the bobcats but instead will come into a team where all the players have at least a few years of experience and several already have playoff experience. When the Celtics eventually do land that big rookie, whether they make a big trade like ray and KG or ride the star rookie like the Thunder they will be back on top and in good shape for another long stretch of dominance.